Iron County register., 1887-07-21

TIE prize drill of Patriarchal Circle
Temple, in attendance at the annual con.
clave of the Supreme Temple, was held
at Milwaukee, Wis, on the 14th. Ridgely
Temple, of Bloomington, III, was award
ed first prize; Occidental Temple of Chi.
cage, second prize; Pioneer Temple, of
Des Hoines, Ia. third prize.
THE Crown Prince of Germany Is said
to have recovered the full use OF his
voice.
JUDGE BARRETT, in the New York Court
OF Oyer and Terminer, on the 14th, SEN
fenced Jake Sharpe to four years impris-
onment and to pay a IS, 600 fine.
The details of the explosion of gun
powder magazine at Massowah on the
11th instant, shows that ten italian SOL
diers were killed and seventy injured, and
that camp property worth $4,000 was
destroyed.
ELABORATE exercises were had at the
Chicago educational convention on the
18th.
THOMAS BURK has sued Kansas CITY,
Mo-, for S10O, 600 for cutting through his
property for railroad.
A VICTORY for the Ameers forces is re-
ported as the result of battle with
rebels in Afghanistan.
Miss WATKINS, one Of the girls so cruel.
ly assaulted at Gainesville, Tex, has died
of her injuries.
RELIGIOUS fanatics of the Greek
Church in Russia recently attempted to
murder the Grand Duchess EIiz beth,
who is Lutheran.
TURREY has finally refused TO sign the
Anglo Egyptian treaty, and Sir Henry
Drummond Wolff, the British special Am
bassador, departed from Cons tantinople
on the 18th. -
A MEDAL and fund are in preparation
at New York for the negro sailor, Frank
Robinson, who saved nine lives from the
wreck of the yacht Mystery.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL HUNT, of Illinois,
has given it as his opinion that pool-sell-
ing and book m aking come under the
gambling law, and are prohibited.
THE Secretary of State on the 18th re-
ceived a telegram from the United States
Minister at Honolulu, dated the 5th in
stant saying that affairs are quiet in that
country. Additional particulars by mail
are expected in few days.
JUDGE NooNAN, of st. Louis, on the 18th
heard the case of Christ Voh der Abe,
president of the st. Louis Browns,
charged with violation of the Sunday
law, and ordered his discharge. This
opens the parks to Sunday base ball
games.
The Earl and Countess Of Aberdeen,
who arrived in New York on the night OF
the 14th, sailed on the 10th for England.
The Earl is loud in his praise Of the rail-
road system Of this country.
THE steamer Carroll arrived at Boston
on the morning of the 18th from Halifax,
N. s., having on board twenty nine pas
sengers of the lost Merrimac. The pas
sengers appeared to be in good health and
looked none the worse for their mis- hap.
A HALF-MILLIoN dollar f re visited Mon.
treal on the 18th. One man was killed and
a number injured trying to escape from
a burning building.
COUNT LEWIS VON BLESSING, veteran
soldier and mysterious character, died on
the 18th at Toledo, o.
COMMODORE BATRMAN's steam yacht
Meteor, with w. T. Sherman and party,
arrived at Halifax, N. S., on the 18th, en-
route for Prince Edwards Island.
The Mississippi Valley Medical Associ-
alton completed it's session at Crat
Orchard Springs, KY, on the 18th, by
dent and selecting st. Louis as the next
place of meeting some time in Septem.
Der, 1888.
JAY COOKE, banker and broker of
Washington, son of Ex-Governor 81. ID.
Cooke and nephew of Jay Cooke, the ia.
nous banker of Philadelphia, died at the
residence of his mother in Georgetown,
D. C., on the 18th, of Bright's disease.
A CARGO Of human beings, shipped "in
bond" passed through Montreal on the
15t h. The novel freight was twenty
seven Cinnamon consigned to New York
from San Francisco. When the train ar.
rived the car containing the human
freight was found duly sealed and the
merchandise all in good order"
FIRE broke out on the 18th in the New
England Ship-Building Company's yard
at Bath, Me-, and threatened the destruc-
tion Of the entire property. The mayor
telegraphed for aid to Portland, Lewis ton
and Brunswick. The loss will reach
over $780, 900.
CHARLES CROSSE, owner of a large
furniture factory and of several buildings
in other parts of Cincinnati, committed
suicide on the 18th by hanging himself
with the elevator rope in the third story
of his furniture esta blishment He was
found dead by his son. who was first te
enter the place after his father. While
he was the owner of $50, 00O Of property
he had recently been talking about be
coming poverty stricken.